Home›Race Games›All Race GamesBrowse ByAll Race GamesFactsAll Race GamesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested3000 BCE 1All Race GamesFilter Results36 entriesCompetitionAllWorld Backgammon Championship (1)Active EraAll1902 (1)1931 (1)1934 (1)1937 (1)1943 (1)1946 (2)1947 (1)1968 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)Competition CategoryAllIndividual (9)Mixed or Doubles (2)Team (1)NationalityAllArgentina (1)Denmark (3)Finland (1)France (1)Israel (3)Italy (2)Japan (3)Lebanon (1)Mexico (1)Norway (1)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Turkey (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (9)BrowseCompareSelect all 36Akiko YazawaRace GamesAli Cihangir CetinelRace GamesAntoinette WilliamsRace GamesBill RobertieRace GamesBilly EisenbergRace GamesCarol CrawfordRace GamesDavid Ben-ZionRace GamesDavid NahmadRace GamesDidier AssarafRace GamesEli RoymiRace GamesFrank FrigoRace GamesJacques MichelRace GamesJoe RussellRace GamesJohan MoazedRace GamesJon Kristian RoysetRace GamesJorge PanRace GamesJorgen GranstedtRace GamesKatie ScalamandreRace GamesKit WoolseyRace GamesLaura MonacoRace GamesLee GenudRace GamesLuigi VillaRace GamesMads AndersenRace GamesMasayuki MochizukiRace GamesMatvey NatanzonRace GamesMiho MacleodRace GamesNevzat DoganRace GamesOswald JacobyRace GamesPaul MagrielRace GamesPetko KostadinovRace GamesSander LylloffRace GamesTim HollandRace GamesTimo VaatainenRace GamesVyacheslav PryadkinRace GamesWalter CoratellaRace GamesZoe CunninghamRace GamesSources1. Wikipedia: Backgammontier 2WikipediaBackgammon, Ancient history sectionQuote, Backgammon, Ancient history sectionThe history of board games can be traced back nearly 5,000 years to archaeological discoveries of the Jiroft culture, in Iran, the world's oldest game set having been discovered in the region with equipment comprising a dumbbell-shaped board, counters and dice.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhich competitors belong under this Race Games athlete category?Backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level.This subcategory groups athletes who competed in backgammon, the race-and-capture board game played with dice, including backgammon champions and theorists who also competed at the top level. Players of other abstract strategy or card games are grouped under their own categories.